JOURNALIST & EDITOR
Chan Kwok-cheong has two beds: one for chilly nights and the other for warm weather.His big roof is the wide bridge that stretches along Tung Chau Street at Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong.On a Wednesday morning, the 58-year-old man woke up inside a box of...
Helping to reduce food waste in Hong Kong, food donors are seeking a funding to sustain their operations, Astor Wong, project manager of Food Angel by Bo Charity Foundation, said.“Like all non-subvented charities, money is always one of the biggest challenges,”...
By Lorie Ann CascaroThe corridor outside Jockey Club School of Chinese Medicine Building at Hong Kong Baptist University was empty on a Saturday afternoon. White bond papers with pictures and slogans covered portions of its brick wall. A big poster said...
A drone hovers the protesters at Central on National Day in (Oct. 1, 2015). More people had filled up last Wednesday the streets in Mong Kok and Central to continue a mass demonstration called ‘Occupy Central’ that demands universal suffrage...
Barricades built by protesters at Connaught Road. The protesters had formed patches along Connaught Road at midday on Wednesday (October 1, 2015), while the whole country commemorated its 65th National Day. Some of them went home to freshen...
[caption id="attachment_62" align="alignnone" width="3264"] Protesters gather at government headquarter in Admiralty[/caption]by Lorie Ann CascaroHong Kong — Groups of Asian migrants and youth expressed their solidarity to the Hong Kong people’s call...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUaRcqzJWJgWhile Pro-Beijing camp is celebrating in advance the 65th year anniversary of the foundation of People's Republic of China at Tamar Park, policemen block pro-democracy protesters from entering the LegCo Complex...
By Lorie Ann Cascaro and Jesse Pizarro Boga Hue women do their laundry at the Perfume River. MindaNews photo by Lorie Ann CascaroHUE CITY, Vietnam (MindaNews / 13 Feb) – Our journey to Hue from nearby city Danang in Central Vietnam had us go through...
By Lorie Ann Cascaro and Jesse Pizarro BogaLanterns and yellow lights brighten up the streets of Hoi An, which appear bland during daylight. Photo by Jesse Pizzarro Boga for MindaNewsHOI-AN, Vietnam (MindaNews / 5 Feb) – The road to Hoi An, a small...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam (MindaNews/3 February) — The towering buildings, bars, tour agencies, and hostels lined up like sentries can give visitors the impression that Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon), is a place ahead of every other city in...
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on December 24 2013 4:57 pmVIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/24 Dec.) — In a small country where majority are Buddhists, Christmas is definitely not elusive.Back in my home the Philippines, Davao City is already teeming with Christmas decorations....
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on November 22 2013 7:39 pmVIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews / 22 Nov) – Welcome to “Disneyland”! It is a mosaic of blue, black and white polyester unevenly blended with brown soil surrounded by green shrubs and bushes. It was a gloomy...
The Republic of Korea has become a tourist destination for Lao people who want to see and experience being in a megacity as they indulge in Korean pop culture.By Lorie Ann CascaroSEOUL, Republic of Korea (MindaNews/20 November) — While many Koreans visited...